THE ONE THAT GIVES YOU A TASTE OF EUROPE’S HIGHLIGHTS FOR THOSE TIGHT ON TIME

Want to boat through the canals of Venice, see Paris from the Eiffel Tower, explore Switzerland and party in Amsterdam? And all in just over a week? Fear not! It's all possible on the European Magic. No rabbit out of a hat could blow your mind like the sights you'll see on this trip.

Did you know this trip runs all year round? Check out our departure dates from October to April for off-peak deals, and discover Europe with fewer crowds and traditional winter vibes.

WHAT YOU GET

9 nights accommodation

9 nights in Hotel

For 9 amazing nights, you'll be snoozing in hotels located in the heart of each city you visit. If you're not keen on sleeping twin share, you can save a bit of cash and go three share, or even treat yourself and upgrade to single share.

13included Meals

5 Dinner, 8 Breakfast

Fill your belly with pasta in Italy and gorge yourself on cheese everywhere in between with 8 breakfasts and and 5 dinners.

Team

Expert Trip Manager, Driver and Local Guides

A highly trained Trip Manager who brings your adventure to life. An expert driver who knows foreign roads better than Google Maps. Local Guides who make tourist traps a thing of the past. This is your team. Smart, friendly, fun, and integral to everything we do.

Transport

All transport included during the trip

Included in your trip is transport across Europe on our fleet of comfy, state of the art coaches. They're kitted out with all the necessities: USB charge points, WiFi, Air Con and a rocking sound system. You bring the other essentials, like tunes, friendships and stories from the night before.

Your group

Travel with other 18-35 year olds from around the world

Our trips are exclusively 18-35. This means you'll be travelling with people just like you, from all over the world- laughter and friendships always guaranteed.

Experiences

18 included, 9 optional that you can add

Zip around Munich by bike, discover the snaking canals of Venice in a private boat and ascend the Montparnasse Tower. You'll also get the best bits of each city included as standard - think German breweries, French perfumeries and all the natural and cultural icons you can poke a stick at.

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London

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Dover

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Calais

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Belgium

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Amsterdam

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Rhine Valley

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Munich

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Innsbruck

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2 nights

Venice

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Lucerne

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2 nights

Paris

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Calais

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Dover

London

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Visit lots of countries

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Michael M.

Traveled Apr 2019

One of the best experiences of my life!

Brilliant way to travel! The tour was incredibly organized, yet flexible enough to allow plenty of free time. I got to meet so many great people and see so many countries in such a short time. I'm ready to go again!

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Jaz

Traveled Apr 2019

European Magic

Fabulous value for money. I loved the itinerary and my only feedback is to perhaps find a hotel slightly closer to Venice if possible but that is only a minor piece of feedback. I did all of the Free Time add ons, except for the Moulin Rouge. I think they are fabulous value for money. The free inclusion of the bike tour in Munich was incredible and the Venetian Dinner was delicious! I didn't enjoy the Gondola ride as with the 6 people in one Gondola, it tipped way too far to one side and so I was panicking the whole time that we were going to capsize so perhaps putting the maximum number in one Gondola to 4 people would be my humble suggestion. I loved having the few included dinners and it was great to have a "continental breakfast" included each day. I would suggest for the Contiki Trip shirts, that the "Contiki" logo is smaller and not so prominent on the shirt because it is the only reason I did not purchase a hoodie or top.

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Tyler Mosher

Traveled Apr 2019

Trip of a lifetime

They make it so easy to see as much as you can in as little time as possible. Its a lot to take in but worth every long bus ride in between. Tayla the trip manager along with david the driver were absolutely perfect in everyway. They even tried getting my phone I left in germany and helped me try getting married in paris. Literally all you need for this trip is a power converter, charger block, spending money and open attitude. Only thing i would change is i would have returned to london instead of staying in paris extra night. You dont get much time in london first day you arrive and you gotta leave 6am first day of trip. In short, best trip ive ever done.

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Kristin Putthoff

Traveled Apr 2019

European Magic

We went big then went home!

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Sam

Traveled Apr 2019

Came for the Wanderlust, wanted to stay for the Contiki family

Being a budget trip, we got a lot of places to cross of our list. It was a great taste test of different countries/cities. Although the hotels were not "5 star" or the included meals not everyone's preference, I knew going into it, that that's what I'm paying for. I got everything expected and even more on this trip, given the choice of very fun add on expenses, and the generous free time to roam different places with friends I made. What you see on the website is what you get on this trip.

Best traveling experience for seeing the best highlights of Europe at an incredible value.

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Sara G

Traveled Mar 2019

Go big or go home!

This was such an amazing trip!! Dom and Georgia are fantastic tour managers and people. They organized the chaos of traveling to so many places in so little time and we just got to enjoy the ride. Yes you spend a lot of time on the coach but you can catch up on sleep or watch the beautiful landscapes roll by and we made the best of it and had a blast. It's such a unique opportunity to travel with 50 other strangers that become family in such a short time. I would travel with contiki again and if you're on the fence just go for it. We came home fat broke and happy and it was perfect!

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Carley Hutton

Traveled Mar 2019

European Magic

Great itinerary - we got the chance to see as many countries as possible in the time we had!

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Londiwe Ngidi

Traveled Mar 2019

Excellent service from Contiki

The trip was a memorable one. Great service from the Trip manager and driver. The people on the trip were so nice. I would definately recommend Contiki to anyone. Even a solo traveler. I was one myself.

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Lucinda De Villiers

Traveled Mar 2019

European Magic

Great food, great accommodation and beautiful places!! Loved every minute

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Kelsi Matthews

Traveled Mar 2019

Best trip ever!

The trip was great. Covered alot of europe on a small space of time but also got just enough time in each place. Trip manager and trip driver were an amazing team and made everyone feel welcome and could ask them anything! Very knowlegable about each placr even down to the small things like where the closest bathrooms are!

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Sarah Yazmin Alfaro

Traveled Mar 2019

All European not enough magic

Our Centucky trip was incredible European travels but not enough magic . We didn’t enjoy eating at the hotels there wasn’t a large variety specially for vegetarians however we got to eat out at restaurants the experience with and stational although very expensive. But because transportation back to hotel was included it made it worth it . Are suggestions encourage travellers to eat out and maybe extend the time for pick up.

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Anonymous

Traveled Mar 2019

European Magic

Well worth the money would do it again

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Timothy Jones

Traveled Mar 2019

European Magic

Great destinations. Excellent add-ons. Great tour manager

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Anonymous

Traveled Mar 2019

Contiki - Europe

For the price the trip is well worth it! Mayb just better accommodation...

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Ashley

Traveled Mar 2019

Amazing adventure

Super safe and fun! Lochie and rusty made this trip! Hope to book again soon!

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Nicola Smith

Traveled Mar 2019

Simply amazing

The trip was just over a day in each city which was the perfect amount of time. The included activities, the add ons and free time was a perfect combination with just the right amount for each. Would definitely recommend to anyone